Dance With Me (Ages 2-21/2 years)
This introductory dance class breaks down the elements of dance and incorporates movement, songs, and games, which are all age appropriate for preschoolers. With the assistance of a family member, children will learn through use of music, imagination, and simple dance steps. This program allows children to learn new skills and most of all have fun while becoming familiar with the studio environment! Required attire includes pink ballet shoes, pink tights, and black or pink leotard for children and white sole tennis shoes and fitness attire for companions.
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Creative Movement (Ages 21/2-4 years)
This class is an introduction to the world of dance. Basic tap, ballet, and tumbling are included in this 90-minute class. Stretching and movement encourage body and space awareness. Children are involved in group participation activities that enhance and develop rhythm and coordination skills. Creative Movement 1 is for 21/2 year olds, and 3 year olds new to dance. Creative Movement 2 is for experienced 3 year olds, and 4 year olds. Required attire includes black tap and pink ballet shoes, pink tights, and black or pink leotard.
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Ballet (Ages 5 years-adult)
Ballet is the most demanding type of dance. All other forms of dance benefit from its precise execution of movement and artistic interpretation. These classes will help the young dancer develop balance, timing, strength, and creative expression. Students will also establish a foundation of proper form that will help prevent injury and establish the confidence necessary to move forward to other forms of dance. Required attire includes pink ballet shoes, pink tights, and black or pink leotard. Ballet skirt and ballet sweaters are optional.
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Pointe (Ages 9 years-adult)
This class is offered to students who have had ballet training and have developed the strength that is required to move forward into pointe training. Placement in this class will be made at the discretion of the ballet director and faculty. Required attire includes pink pointe shoes, pink tights, and black or pink leotard. A ballet skirt and ballet sweater are optional.
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Tap (Ages 5 years-adult)
Tap is the discipline that teaches dancers to use their feet as a rhythm instrument. Students in this class will learn fancy footwork that helps to develop agility, musicality, and stylized movement. Also included are the basic exercises, time steps, and tap combinations that make tapping so much fun. Required attire includes black tap shoes, pink or tan tights, and a leotard in any color. Black dance pants are optional.
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Jazz/Hip-Hop (Ages 5 years-adult)
Jazz places emphasis on contemporary technique, rhythm, and style. All classes begin with a warm-up using isolations, bending, and stretching exercises, followed by dance combinations of turns, kicks, leaps, and jumps. Younger jazz students will learn basic acrobatics. As students progress, more advanced combinations and different styles of jazz, such as Modern Dance and Hip-Hop, will be introduced. Required attire includes tan jazz shoes, tan tights, and a leotard in any color. Black unitard or dance pants are also permitted.
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Movers and Tumblers (Ages 3-6 years)
This class is designed to foster an overall appreciation for fitness and its importance in daily performance. Instruction includes proper stretching and use of large muscle groups, basic tumbling, movement coordination, agility, balance, and strength. This is a perfect class for active young girls and boys. Required attire includes white sole tennis shoes, black shorts, and a white or studio logo tee shirt.
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Cheer Funk (Ages 7-13 years)
This high-energy class is designed to help students who have a desire to be a part of their school’s pom pon squad. The class concentrates on proper warm-up exercises, stretching, movement, facial expression, and stance. The students will also have a chance to help choreograph a pom pon routine. Required attire includes white sole tennis shoes, black athletic shorts, and white tee shirt or dance attire.
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Dramatic Play (Ages 4-8 years)
This class is designed to inspire the creative imagination. The fundamentals of acting through theatre play, musicality, storytelling and improvisation will be introduced in a fun-filled environment. This class will help build confidence through the art of self-expression. The required attire for this class is the same as ballet, tap, or jazz class.
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Musical Theatre (Ages 8-17 years)
This class combines high-energy dance with acting and expression to create a performer with good stage presence. Students will learn basic staging direction and character building, as well as an overview of popular songs from American musical theater. Ballet, Tap, and Jazz classes are all important in being successful in Musical Theatre. The required attire for this class is the same as ballet, tap, or jazz class.
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Lyrical Jazz and Jumps (Ages 9 years-adult)
This unique class is offered to students who have had a minimum of two years in Jazz or Ballet. The class will demonstrate extensions, isolations and control using contemporary lyrical and jazz styles. Students will gain balance, strength and power while learning and developing leaps, turns and jumps. Required attire includes tan jazz shoes or lyrical shoes, tan tights, and black or pink leotard.
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Tumbling (Ages 7-17 years)
This class is offered to experienced tumblers who have developed the strength required to move forward in floor tumbling. Open to students who can or are very close to performing a front or back walk over and those who want to improve their advanced tumbling skills such as handsprings.
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Yoga (Ages 13 years-adult)
This unique style class will help develop flexibility, strength and stamina by combining traditional yoga instruction with many dance and pilates principals. You will learn breathing techniques, relaxation, and a variety of simple postures that will increase flexibility and tone muscles to integrate and balance the body, mind and spirit. Recommended attire for this class is comfortable clothing that will allow freedom of movement. A large towel and yoga mat are also recommended.
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Move, Sculpt, Figure It Out (Ages 13 years-adult)
Learn the secrets to the body you want. This triple threat class will help you figure out what you can do have the body you want. Moving-low impact high calorie burning moves will streamline your body. Sculpting-adding a little resistance will transform your body to look healthy and toned. Figure it out-take an individual look at your daily habits and learn what changes will help you be your best. Recommended attire for this class is comfortable clothing that will allow freedom of movement.
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